Imperial enthusiasm and progressive reform respectively fed and suppressed nativism

Evidence

In short, when imperialism subsided, the Anglo-Saxon tradition moved again in the nativist direction it had taken during the early and mid-nineties. Yet the subsequent compulsions of empire-building and progressive reform decisively affected its course—one in a positive, the other in a negative, way. Imperialism left a heritage of race-feelings that enriched the emotional appeal of Anglo-Saxon nativism; progressivism challenged its intellectual basis. — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 889

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Progressive environmentalism blunted the force of Anglo-Saxon racial nativism — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 884; The removal of economic threat deflated nativism regardless of rising immigration — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 618; Confidence in ordinary people’s capacity tended to counteract nativism before 1910 — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 682 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Progressive environmentalism blunted the force of Anglo-Saxon racial nativism #corroborates (0.90) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 884
• Confidence in ordinary people’s capacity tended to counteract nativism before 1910 #expands (0.75) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 682
• The removal of economic threat deflated nativism regardless of rising immigration #complicates (0.72) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 618
• American nationalism has suppressed foreign-coded dissent since the republic’s founding #corroborates (0.72)